Former Law & Order: SVU Technical Consultant Deborah Serani's "The Ninth Session" is a Nail-Biter

SMITHTOWN, N.Y. - Aug. 29, 2019 - PRLog -- The Ninth Session follows Alicia Reese, a psychologist who takes on a new patient. Lucas Ferro suffers with crippling anxiety, and as sessions progress, he begins to share the reasons why he's struggling. As Ferro's narrative becomes more menacing, Reese finds herself wedged between the cold hard frame of professional ethics and the integrity of personal truth. And, finally, when Ferro reveals his secrets, Reese learns how far she's willing to go, and what she's willing to risk to do the right thing.

The Ninth Session mixes psychotherapy, Sign Language and Coda (Children of Deaf Adults) Culture to create a unique thriller. Serani explores patient-doctor dynamics and crafts a nail-biting story about the moment therapy changes the life of a patient and doctor. Provocative and tense, the novel depicts the pitfalls of empathy and loneliness. Serani will take her readers on a twisted path and after readers close the novel, the questions of morality she has raised and the flawed but sympathetic characters will remain in their minds.

The novel will appeal to lovers of crime, suspense, and psychological thrillers. Drawing upon her profession as a psychologist, Serani vividly describes the sessions between Reese and Ferro and the rocky ethics of the psychology field. The Ninth Session also highlights Coda Culture and sign language in a way few other thrillers do without resorting to stereotypes.

Deborah Serani is a psychologist in practice 30 years and a professor at Adelphi University in New York. She is an award-winning author of several books and has been a technical advisor for the NBC television show, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. You can find out more about her through her website, www.drdeborahserani.com. For additional information, contact media@touchpointpress.com. Bulk orders: info@touchpointpress.com